by SkylineXC » Sat Jul 16, 2016 4:42 pm
2004-2005 OffSeason
PBL Draft
1 Atlanta SF Lon Evans Iowa
2 Sacramento PF Todd Hughes Florida
3 Cleveland SG Elliot Ramage Miami (OH)
4 Orlando SG Brian Chase Texas Tech- imo best player in the draft and only 19
5 Minnesota C Andy Walker Seton Hall
6 Detroit C Brett Holcomb North Carolina
7 Chicago PG Semi Erkocevic Serbia
8 Indiana C DeMarcus Gray Syracuse
9 Denver SG James Matthews Illinois
10 Phoenix C Maurice Miller BYU
11 Dallas PG David McMAster Massachusetts
12 Philadelphia SF Terrance Petteway Hartford
13 Washington PG Adam Bailey California
14 Indiana PF Joel Owens Kent State
15 LA Clippers SG Trey Street Illinois
16 San Antonio C Kent Weems Alcorn State
17 New York SF Courtland Jamison Louisville
18 Indiana SF Patrick Byams Iowa
19 Indiana PF Terrell Beshara Kentucky- Indy going ham this draft
20 LA Lakers C Trey Ilver Cincinnati
21 Cleveland PF Ross Crowley Duke
22 Milwaukee PF Darius Lofton Hampton
23 Brooklyn SG Jason RIchardson Boston College
24 Oklahoma City PF Gavin Graves Virginia
25 Houston PG Elton Kelly Kent State
26 Boston SF Brian Griffin Louisville
27 Golden State SF Adarrial McFall Missouri
Round 2
28 Minnesota SG Derek Hemsley Tennessee State
29 Orlando SF Mike Paulding Northwestern
30 Oklahoma City PF Marcus Waldrop Louisville
31 Cleveland SF Dan Broderick Kansas
32 Washington SF Damon Napier Vanderbilt
33 Utah SG Jeremy Anderson Kentucky
34 Portland PG Mark Brown Maryland
35 Cleveland C John Cotton Temple
36 Golden State PG Billy Mydra Ok State
37 Oklahoma City PF Ray Brumm Loyola-Chicago
38 Dallas C Chris Marsh North Carolina
39 Philadelphia C Jonathan Rivera Oklahoma
40 Oklahoma City SF Karim Robins NC State
41 Indiana PG Buddy Watkins Virginia
42 LA Clippers C Randy Roy Tennessee
43 Golden State C Rahim Hinton Wake Forest
44 LA Clippers C Cory Logan Texas
45 Portland PG Carl Watson Georgia
46 Oklahoma City PG Chris Harper Arizona
47 LA Lakers PG Brandon Duke Indiana
48 New Orleans SF Jevin Harris Bowling Green
49 Milwaukee PF Jamaal Clayton Virginia
50 Brooklyn SG Reggie Wright Maryland
51 Oklahoma City C Leonard Johnson Kentucky
52 Houston SF Matt Ohanlon Coloardo
53 Boston C Pooh Daniels Ok State
54 Golden State PF Ross Johnson Louisville
Free Agency:
July 16-
Philadelphia signs 3* SF Scotty Slater for 4 years, $38.3 million
July 18-
Houston re-signs 3* PF Julian Rosser for 4 years, $36.9 million
July 23-
Boston signs 3* SF Brian Parker for 4 years, $39.4 million
Brooklyn signs 3* C Steven Guiden for 4 years, $42.2 million
July 24-
Detroit re-signs 4* PF Rashard Hedde for 5 years, $88.7 million
Miami signs 3* SG Marcus Smylie for 3 years, $22.9 million
July 25-
Miami signs 3* PF Barend Rutgers for 4 years, $35.8 million
San Antonio signs 3* SG Xavier Singletary for 4 years, $48.9 million
Utah signs 3* PF Rick Perry for 3 years, $26.7 million
Golden State re-signs 5* PF August Antolasic for 4 years, $81.6 million
Philadelphia signs 3.5* PG Vander Metternich for 4 years, $48.9 million
July 26-
Boston signs 3* SG Voshon Bickerstaf for 4 years, $31.1 million
Golden State signs 4.5* SF John Friel for 4 years, $67.5 million
LA Clippers signs 3.5* PG Henry Thompson for 4 years, $62.5 million
Houston re-signs 4* C Jarvis Harper for 5 years, $77.8 million
Portland signs 3.5* PG Derek Boulware for 4 years, $62.7 million
July 27-
Detroit signs 3* PG Antoine Gosley for 4 years, $42.2 million
San Antonio signs 3* PG Coray Datcher for 3 years, $32.6 million
San Antonio signs 4* SG Keith Gardner for 4 years, $65.3 million- Golden State chooses not to match
July 28-
Oklahoma City signs 3* C Demetrjusz Leszcynska for 3 years, $31.4 million
July 29-
Oklahoma City signs 3.5* PG Chad Andrews for 4 years, $52.3 million
July 30-
Chicago signs 3.5* C Jon Graham for 4 years, $61.4 million
Recap-
San Antonio, LA Clippers, Boston, and Golden State all reload while Oklahoma City imlodes
Season Preview-
East-
1 Brooklyn- Charlie Pndexter supported by all-stars G Jelani Barker and PF Xavier Vining
2 Milwaukee- Ricky Bruton leading C Latarly Mouton and SG Tim Tibbetts
3 Detroit- Unlikely that PF Rashard Hedde carries them to third
4 Indiana- Deadly backcourt of Lane Petrauskas and Clayton Cantrell plus rim protector Arnold Attwood
5 Chicago- PG Garick Denson + C Jon Graham
6 Philadelphia- SG Michael Puckett + C Chris Laws
7 Boston- Big 3 of Quyn Holmes, Scott Jack, and Shawn Hollis adds all-star G Voshon BIckerstaf, look for the to outperform this ranking
8 Miami- Moves to the weaker east will be lead by backcourt Rahsaan Williamson and Marcus Smylie
New York- Willie Armstrong will miss the year with his knee injury from last season, uninspiring roster without him
Cleveland- Added Kendric Arnold plus 2nd year Marc Collins and rookie SG Elliot Ramage
Atlanta- SG Damon Marlow pretending to be a point guard
Orlando- Rookie Brian Chase fell to them in the draft, look for him to have a monster rookie season
Washington- Ranked below an expansion team? Old PF Victor Fizer can’t carry a team
West-
1 New Orleans- Kurtis Varley + SF Zviad = not a #1 team
2 Golden State- Odd offseason but still two top 10 players in August Antolasic and John Friel
3 Houston- Will Brendan Schau, Jarvis Harper, and Sherrell Hall push Houston to the next level
4 Portland- Deep starting 5 with PG Derek Boulware, SG Carlyle Haginas, SF Mike Kelly, and PF Christo Emkic
5 LA Lakers- Quinn Canady is nearing the end of his prime and Cylde Swift hasn’t entered his yet
6 San Antonio- All-Stars PF Todd Romar and Keith Gardner give them enough firepower to make a playoff push
7 Oklahoma City- Added PG Chad Andrews and SF Chris Hill, but still a downgrade from Henry Thompson and John Friel
8 LA Clippers- New Big 3 of Kent Perez, Nathan Riley, and Henry Thompson. But lack of depth could hurt them
Dallas- Three big line-up of PF’s Kyle Toxey, Thornton Gibson and C Tony Palmer could be great or a diaster
Utah- C Trevor Woodcock is the lone all-star with PG Devon Rhymer on the decline
Phoenix- SG Andrija Boban could be an all-star, thats about it though
Sacramento- Reggie Graham is wasting his career on a garbage team
Denver- Bunch of little known players, PF Jeff Dent looks like a third option at best
Minnesota- Rookie C Andy Walker should get some good experience
Top 10 Points Guards:
Ricky Bruton 30 MIL
Quinn Canady 32 LAL
Quyn Holmes 30 BOS
Henry Thompson 29 LAC
Derek Boulware 30 POR
Garick Denson 29 CHI
Chad Andrews 24 OKC
Rashaan Williamson 27 MIA
Vander Metternich 23 PHI
Lane Petrauskas 28 IND
Top 10 Shooting Guards;
Brendan Schau 31 HOU
Michael Puckett 28 PHI
Keith Gardner 23 SAS
Reggie Graham 29 SAC
Caylyle Haginas 26 POR
Clayton Cantrell 27 IND
Andrija Boban 21 PHO
Marcus Smylie 26 MIA
Tim Tibbetts 26 MIL
Elliot Ramage 21 CLE (Rookie)
Top 10 Small Forwards:
Charlie Pndexter 32 BKN
John Friel 27 GSW
Chris Hill 28 OKC
Sherrell Hall 24 HOU
Zviad Dadian-Mingrelsky 24 NO
Mike Kelly 25 POR
Jeff Honeycutt 23 DET
David Daniels 28 DET
James Crane 23 LAL
Ben Rivers 23 MIL
Top 10 Power Forwards:
Kurtis Varley 25 NO
August Antolasic 24 GSW
Rashard Hedde 25 DET
Kent Perez 30 LAC
Kendric Arnold 30 CLE
Xavier Vining 25 BKN
Clyde Swift 22 LAL
Todd Romar 24 SAS
Christo Emkic 22 POR
Kyle Toxey 24 DAL
Top 10 Centers:
Jarvis Harper 25 HOU
Tony Palmer 29 DAL
Jon Graham 23 CHI
Arnold Attwood 26 IND
Lataryl Mouton 30 MIL
Chris Laws 31 PHI
Nathan Riley 29 LAC
Jason Easley 26 NO
Steven Guiden 31 BKN
Andy Walker 23 MIN (Rookie)